Email: aliciafingerpainting@gmail.com
Instagram: @aliciafingerpainting
Born in Hammonton, NJ
Lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education
2014 MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 BFA, Concentration in Painting, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2011 Visual Artist’s in Italy Program, Arcadia University
Professional Experience
2020 – present
¾ Time Faculty, Instructor of Color and Design and Color Theory, Color and Design Area
Coordinator and Student Gallery Advisor, Department of Art, Rowan University,
Glassboro, NJ
2019 – present
Adjunct Professor, Drawing II, Design I, Art 101, Rowan College at Burlington County,
Mount Holly, NJ
2016 – 2020
Adjunct Professor, Drawing I, Color and Design, Expressive Drawing, Art
Appreciation, Painting I, and Color Theory, Department of Art, Rowan University,
Glassboro, NJ
2016 – 2020
Recruiting Consultant, Department of Art, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2016 – present
Portrait Painter, Alicia Finger Painting, LLC, Philadelphia, PA
2014 – Curator, Curatorial Internship, The Philadelphia Insurance Company, Bala Cynwald, PA
Professional Affiliations
2022 – Guild of American Paper Cutters
2021 – Philadelphia Collage Works Artist Collective
Exhibitions
2022 Juried Group Exhibition, Ambiguity, Media Arts Council, Media, PA
(Upcoming May 2022)
2021 Solo Exhibition, The Dean’s Suite, Roher School of Business, Rowan University,
Glassboro, NJ
2021 Philadelphia Collage Works, The Rainbow Show, Cheltenham Center for the Arts,
Cheltenham, PA
2021 Westby Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Westby Gallery, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2021 Juried Group Exhibition, Summerhouse, Hot-Bed Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Juried Group Exhibition, Merged II: The Second National Exhibition of Collage and.
Assemblage, The Norfolk d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2021 Solo Exhibition, The Victoria Freehouse, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Juried Group Exhibition, 215/610 Contemporary Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging
Artists, The Gallery at DCCC, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Juror: Christina
Vassallo, Executive Director of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia
2021 Juried Group Exhibition, Drawn to Paper, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Juror: Susan Rostow
2020 Small Works Exhibition, Medford Arts Center, Medford, NJ
2020 First Time Since the Last Time, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2019 Faculty Exhibition, Rowan College at Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ
2019 First Friday, Gonzo Glass Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ
2019 Transitions: Summer Juried Exhibition 2019, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
2019 Rowan University Faculty Exhibition, Pitman Art Gallery, Pitman, NJ
2018 Juried Group Exhibition, Catalyst, Spillway Collective, Philadelphia, PA
2018 “6x6”, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2017 Group Exhibition, Casciano’s Gallery, Hammonton, NJ
2014 Annual Student Exhibition, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2014 Curator, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art MFA Group Exhibition, The Philadelphia
Insurance Company, Bala Cynwald, PA
2013 Gallery 128 Mid-Winter Juried Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2012 Solo Exhibition, The Grande Opera House, Wilmington, DE
2012 Juried Group Exhibition, “Soft” Gallery 8, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2012 Mud and Maker Opening Reception, Pottsville, PA
2011 Solo Exhibition “Third Thursday” Casciano’s Gallery, Hammonton, NJ
2011 “Drawing Connections” Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011 Arcadia University Senior Thesis Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Arcadia University Advanced Drawing Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Arcadia University Senior Thesis Cube Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Arcadia University NASAD Reaccreditation Show, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Arcadia University Visual Artist in Italy Show, Philadelphia, PA
2008 PCCH Music and Arts Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Lectures, Workshops, and Exhibitions Juried
2018-19
Portfolio Workshop, Summer STEAM Academy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2016 Juror, “Montville Mudd” Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Montville, NJ
2016 Key-note speaker, West Deptford National Art Honors Society Induction Ceremony,
Westville, NJ
2014 Curatorial Lecture, Contemporary Art and the Workplace, The Philadelphia Insurance.
Company, Bala Cynwald, PA
Collections and Commissions
Brooklyn Art Library, The Sketchbook Project
Private Collections
Awards and Honors
2012-14 MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2012-14 MFA Academy Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA.
2011 Received Departmental Honors, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2007-11 Distinguished Scholarship, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2007-11 Merit Scholarship, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA